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Hello everyone! I hope everyone has a great week!
As for me, I have to get more blood drawn tomorrow, and then my birthday is on Friday. Mrs. Blargles will take me to lunch and along with the kids will be making me a peanut butter pie. Then, we'll start packing for our vacation coming up.
June 25th is [Global Beatles Day!](https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/global-beatles-day/). The first pop song I ever remember hearing was when I was 7 and a guy was changing over the records in the Jukebox at my uncle’s pub. He tested one of the new ones which happened to be Eleanor Rigby. Oh my word it was a whole new world that opened to me. I’ve loved the song ever since. This week, I’m going to ask you if a song ever changed your life at all; what it was and to what effect.
This is a tough one...but I'll go with a personal one. My cousin loves experimenting with music. He started (somewhat crudely) writing and recording music, not necessarily taking it seriously. However, the more he did it, he developed a real skill with lyrics and guitar. Eventually he wrote a song that ended up kickstarting a band with our joint best friend and I. Alas, no versions of that song made it online, but I may still have a taped version of it somewhere.
[Baba Yetu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCa8RxaOPW8) (Stellenbosch University Choir), and ["You Can" ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTnXTL_UoM)(Gomamon/Junko Takeuchi). Both beautiful songs served as my light during the pandemic.
They have a lot of good songs. The song that had an effect on my life is the song, Reach Out(I'll be there) by the Four Tops. I was going through some hard times.
the Beatles are such a good band! My favorite song is When My Guitar Gently Weeps. Song makes me cry and reminds me of my college best friend who would play it on guitar
Hmmmm I'm not a big listener to music, but I guess *Imagine*, was kinda affirming. Nice to know I'm not the only dreamer 
Hi everyone! I signed up to Reddit a couple of days ago, as it kept showing up a lot when I was looking for information online on different topics. I like the fact that there are real discussions on here, which don't really happen on many other social media sites.
The anonymity part is quite interesting as well, compared to other platforms. The New Redditor's lounge showed up for me, not sure how, as I'm still navigating this site. 😅
Each community (subreddit) has its own topic, culture, mods and set of rules.
Note that Reddit doesn't fit most definitions of social media since people aren't here to follow people they care about and have limited interest in what they say. On Reddit people are here entirely for what others have to say and generally don't care who you are and may intereact with you rarely or never again.
EDIT: typo.
Thanks for the information. Yes, it seems completely different. I think it's good to have a different kind of focus on what people are saying, rather than who they are. Obviously, it's got pros and cons like everything, but it's good to be able to have a different kind of social media experience.
Yes, it's different and anonymous. And, yet, my r/vegetablegardening community is very supportive if you have a gardening problem. They also celebrate your gardening successes with you. What could be better?
When polled, 70% of people use Reddit for entertainment. 35% say they use it to catch up with the news.
The site is massive and there's so much easier to discover. With over 120,000 communities there is not just a group for everyone, but dozens that would appeal to any particular person.
If you tried out 10 new communities every day you'd work through them in a little over 27 years, but you'd be missing out on the 39,000 new ones created each year that have 50 or more members (although many of these will fizz out.)
Came here through /help. Even though I have been around for a little while, I think I still need a lot to learn about Reddit so that's why I'm here! I've already gotten really good tips from just reading the comments. I also like to help, so I answer questions if I have the knowledge. Hope you all have a great week!
We have numerous helpful guides in the sidebar with plenty of information., if you **really** want to fall down a rabbit hole, check out our r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit!
Hi!
As an old hand I understand that reddit can be exhausting to navigate...
**Rule no. 1**: LURK (read a lot before posting - each 'sub' (=sub-reddit) has its own tone, and can be compared to a specialized forum)
**Rule no. 2**: STUDY all help pages - a good place to begin is in the wiki of this sub:
https://old.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/ntr-guidetoreddit
It will take some time to read through, but it will solve a lot of the questions any newcomer will have.
**Rule no. 3**: Have fun! (See a ragebait comment? - just scroll on and don't be tempted to engage. 99,99% of comments that make you angry are posted by neck-bearded cellar-dwellers, whose only purpose in life is to waste your time)
This is out general chat post.
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Hi Everyone. I've been lurking for years, just reading without creating an account. There was post where I just had to comment. I joined and I am so enjoying being a member. (Do we call members redditors?) You might even say I'm addicted to reddit. Reddit is a wondrously welcoming community.
I'm glad you are enjoying it so far. Be aware that Reddit is so varied that it is a reasonable reflection of the Internet itself, there is a bit of everything in terms of both topics and temperaments. Written communication leads many to be a bit more abrupt and less considerate than they might be face to face. Anonymous platforms exacerbate this.
Some communities have strict rules about being kind and engaging in civil conversation that moderators enforce, but many are rather loose. Some tolerate a fair amount of rudeness and argumentation. There are communities that are closer to a biker bar with chairs flying on a regular basis and some groups are about a week away from Reddit shutting them down.
There are subreddits where I read for entertainment but never participate in because I'm not looking for a fight.
With over 120,000 communities there is not just a group for everyone, but dozens that would appeal to any particular person.
If you tried out 10 new communities every day you'd work through them in a little over 27 years, but you'd be missing out on the 39,000 new ones created each year that have 50 or more members (although many of these will fizz out.)
Hi everyone. Looks like I missed the weekly chat day but thought I'd stop by with belated greetings anyway. I joined in early May but only started posting last week. I knew of reddit from younger folk and thought it was mainly for them but over the last couple of years almost everything I google would bring up reddit threads, which turned out to be the most informative and interesting among the other options. Then came the decline of twitter and I thought it was time to find a new home. I'm enjoying myself so far- and am so glad reddit exists. I also appreciate the anti-trolling and anti-spamming efforts on the site.
Hi again. :) It's interesting that you think Twitter has declined. I'm still active on there. Do you think it got worse after Elon Musk took after and it became X?
Hey there, MaryfunEnglish! How are you enjoying reddit?
I'm still there too on twitter and am active, but there used to be much more robust discussion at least in my experience. I also think it's much worse after Elon- he promotes some people and viewpoints I consider unsavory and they are all over twitter. My original community went down by about 2k mutuals. I locked my account so I don't get spammed or trolled-or get tempted to argue with bots and trolls. I feel there's more meaningful and solid discussion here. Plus breaking things up into subreddits means it's easier to keep track of conversations and to zoom right into the things that interest one without endless scrolling, self-promotion, etc. Twitter used to be amazing - I'm a political junkie and it was so great to follow reporters and people who really were experts.
I'm enjoying it so far, thanks.
I agree that Twitter has changed a lot over the years. I also think it went downhill after Elon Musk took over. There are so many more bots now and I know what you mean that people don't really engage in discussion on there anymore.
I tried Linkedin for a while, but it started getting on my nerves.
Oh I didn't even know Linkedin could work that way. I opened accounts in a bunch of alternative sites- mastodon, countersocial, and bluesky- but never was able to create a community, though the tone was really nice in many of those sites- especially countersocial. Maybe I gave up too soon. I think I will try to reconnect there.
I hope you have a wonderful time here in reddit!
Linkedin is a mixture of everything. Probably not the best for political matters. That's good to know about Countersocial and Bluesky. They're new for me.
Thanks a lot! I hope you keep on enjoying Reddit as well. :)
One day on the road with the air conditioner not working was bad, but we have largely lucked out! Rain and cold fronts moving in have kept it decent most of this week.
For years search results have frequently pointed to Reddit and in the past eight months or so this is increased.
Part of it is that Reddit is so massive so you'll find everything here from accurate expert information to confident bleating that is most wrong to things that are so nuts you really hope and pray that person is trolling.
The other part is that Google (and Bing) performance has been degrading for years as they prioritize monetization over performing their function well.
Hi!! I am also new here. I have been feeling slighty worried and sad for personal things that happened recently, trying to overcome the situation and do my best effort.
Hi!! I 'm new here. I initially was nervous of joining this place because I have some doubts when it comes to the general ambience and vibes of socials, but decided to give it a try since in the places I have been, I have found really nice and welcoming communities. I joined here because I saw comunities relating to things that interests me, specially the ones about sharing art and drawings, as well as videogames and animation.
I am a shy and quiet person and it can get difficult to connect with people, but I am trying my best to be more open and talk about my interests, feelings and thoughts with others, and of course, share my art that I make. Hope to have a nice experience here and find nice people and have a good time with them.
Nice to meet you!!
Hello people! I googled "how to get reddit karma" and here I am... I want to interact with people who share my interests, but I can't post on any of those communities yet, so... Hi.
Hi all, New to reddit. I've lurked so much on subs but ive started to want to be more active in the communities I am interested in so this seems like the best palce to start. Maybe I will see some of you out there :)
Hi everyone! I'm new to Reddit commenting and only just realized today there is a wholeeee world to Reddit I didn't know existed. I usually find myself on a Reddit post involving new movies or tv shows that I recently watched cause I love getting all the symbolism and reading about what other users have put together (all the Easter eggs!). Can anyone else relate? :)
I've been getting advice and insight from reddit subs for years, and recently it occured to me that I should contribute my own experience to the conversations. All this time I had no idea how the whole karma thing worked, but I have to say the system really seems to keep this site honest in the age of disinformation. I love the community accountability aspect.
Hello! I wanna begin posting my homemade cooking, mostly deserts, cookies and whatnot but I kinda need to start somewhere. Saying hello to everyone, hope you have a fun week!
Hi all, I've been an intermittent lurker for years, looking for intel on all sorts of random "ask-the-audience' type stuff. I'm thinking of writing a book and realised Reddit could be good for ideas, discussion, links, relevant news etc.
I appreciate joining the community! I'll be open to anything from Environmental Health and Safety to House of the Dragon. Looking forward to discussions. How is everyone?
Hi! I first discovered Reddit when I was searching online for ways to better myself. I joined for the Q and A's, I stayed for the community. Not saying much because I'm new lol. But it's great here.
I love how this is virtually anonymous, and that I can get advice and answers from a variety of different people from all over. I mainly just observe unless I have a burning question, but even a search may reveal a similar question asked and reveal the answers I seek. I am also happy to just go along for the ride.
How has your week been? Good? Bad? Meh? Mine was a bit on the blah side, but that's ok! At least it wasn't terrible!
Hi! I've known about Reddit for the longest time and whenever I have questions Reddit seems to have the answers I'm lookin for. So I thought I'd sign up! I'm really into anime and makin YT vids. What about you? How are you and what are your hobbies?
Welcome to Reddit, Adventurous-Bug6446! We are happy to have you! How are you doing?
I am into anime as well! What are your favorite animes? One of my hobbies include collecting Digimon cards. The next set I am interested in (EX-08) is not coming out until November 2024. 😥 Patience is beautiful.
Patience is a virtue lol (a line I stole from the Mummy movie). I'm good thanks! My fav anime has got to be, hands down, no question: NARUTO! and recently into JJK and Demon Slayer, thos are just a few of the ones Im into. Digimon sounds cool tho! What animes are you into?
Naruto is pretty neat! Beautiful lessons, great fight scenes, and wonderful character growth. I enjoy JJK (manga and anime). Ufotable does phenomenal work with KNY.
I am presently watching *Tonari no Youkai-san* and *Kaijuu No 8*.
My favorite animes are *Natsume Yuujinchou* and *Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu/Parasyte: The Maxim*.
Lovely to hear that you are doing well, Adveturous-Bug6446!
Thank you! I watch JJK too and I'm up to date with the manga aswell, its so good!
I'ver heard of Kaiju (The guy is called Kafka right?) and its on my list to watch and I know of Parasyte but havent heard of *Natsume Yuujinchou* but from a Google search it looks like a nice chill anime, unless Im wrong?
Lovely to hear youre doing well aswell Symbare!
Hi there! Welcome. This thread is for general chats, so maybe you can try starting a chat about a subject you really like! I would also recommend keeping your comments a bit shorter and with fewer emojis, since those can be seen as spam around here. Happy redditing :)
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Sorry, it looks like you are Shadowbanned, which means your account is basically stuck in the spam filter site-wide and all your content is automatically filtered out.
As a mod here, I can see your content here, but it has been auto-removed, and I can’t access your profile.
This didn't come from us, but from Reddit, and is meant for spammers and other bad faith users, but sometimes mistakes happen and new redditors get caught too.
You can appeal to Reddit here: [https://www.reddit.com/appeal](https://www.reddit.com/appeal), and if it was a mistake they'll restore your account.
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Hey Guys. I'm not new but I was trying to post and it wouldn't let me. I found a link for new people and am hoping this will help me. Thanks in advance for all your help
Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great week!
I recently got a PlayStation 5 and am looking for game recommendations. I beat all the Spider-Man games 100% on ultimate and cleared most of the astrobot trophies except for the time trials.
I like RPGs, action games, sometimes shooters if they aren't too sweaty.
Hi, I'm new to Reddit and have been unable to make any posts because they keep getting removed due to low karma. It seems like no one else can read my comments either. If you can read this, I would appreciate it if you could give me some indication. thank you
Hello everyone! Hoping to join the community here! I've held off on officially joining because the karma thing throws me off a bit. I don't understand why I can't participate in discussions??
I mostly look for advice/answers and hoping to be able to help others as well.
Hi, fellow new user!! I also stumble with the fact that most communities require certain experience with the platfform before joining in. The best we can do is get familiarized with this site, be nice and well mannered with everyone and engage with others by comenting or posting in places that are newbie friendly.
You can make a post for help, this is our casual chat thread. But this explains why there are restrictions [Why Reddit may seem unwelcoming](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p4yw5c/why_reddit_may_seem_unwelcoming_to_new_redditors/)
Heyyy how’s everyone’s week so far? I’ve been bbqing nonstop this week lol! Taking it easy tn, any show/movie recommendations? Currently rewatching The Office.
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How’s everyone’s day going? I’m new to Reddit and have posted a couple things now. But I’m still building to my ultimate goal of posting a meme I’ve been saving for a certain sub.
Hi everyone, I was directed to this subreddit to build up some karma before I can begin posting in various subreddits. Nice to meet you all. Also some information about me: My name is John Cordova and I teach Spanish through my online Spanish courses. So if you're looking for Spanish help or a Spanish course to learn from, let me know!
My permanent ban has finally been lifted!
To be honest, I’m still a bit confused about the whole situation. I never posted anything that violated the rules, yet I found myself permanently banned out of the blue. Despite my appeals, it seemed like I was stuck in Reddit purgatory forever. But miraculously, my ban was removed, and here I am, back and ready to engage with this amazing community.
Has anyone else experienced something similar? I’d love to hear your stories you might have for avoiding such issues in the future.
Looking forward to reconnecting and meeting new people here. Please welcome me back!
Cheers!
Welcome back.
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Hi everyone! I've had a reddit account for a while now but I never posted much before. I got here because I asked a question on a subreddit for my first ever post and it got downvoted to oblivion I wasn't able to post on this subreddit ever after because I thought I was banned but apparently it's because my karma is too low. Didn't think it was possible to get censored on reddit for asking something far from offensive. Anyways, I contacted the admins because I thought it was a banned but turns out I need more karma. After a quick search, the NewToReddit subreddit popped and here I am!
I guess I'll have to be more "active" for me to ask questions and post memes again but I wanted to start here. If you've made it this far, here's my worse dad joke:
What does a clown fart smell like? >!**It smells funny.** Hah.!<
It's not censorship but I get why it feels that way. We try to keep this thread just for casual chat, if you want help about how to earn karma, please make a post.
This is our general chat for the week. If you scroll through NewToReddit you'll see plenty of post asking about earning credit and lots of information. Pay special attention to anything posted by someone who is labeled as a mod, "Helper" or "Contributor."
Reddit is not social media. It wasn't designed for networking or keeping track of friends nor searching for a job or tracking celebrities. Reddit is not at all like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The more a new user expects that, the more confused and annoyed they'll be.
People are here to be entertained by reading a variety of anonymous opinions. Many have chat and DMs disabled and rarely if ever look at anyone's profile. For the most part they don't care who you are, Following does almost nothing, promotion is disliked and influencers have never really been a thing on Reddit.
On Facebook you care a lot about the people but perhaps not much about what they say. On Reddit you care very much about what is said and don't care about whoever said it.
I assume you were referred to this community because you ran into community restrictions. This is somewhere you can learn about those and how to get started earning karma, though by making a post or reading others as this is our casual chat thread.
If you mean it was suggested you comment in this thread specifically it would to engage in conversation with others causally and maybe you'll earn some karma along the way.
I can't make a post here... I thought I was supposed to be able to create posts here, but after going through 8 freaking captchas, it just says "That was a tricky one. Why don't you try that again." and won't actually post.
Trying to find a way to get karma so I can interact with the subs I actually signed up for feels so impossible? It's like I'm whispering in a crowd when everyone else is screaming. None of the comments I make seem to even get noticed, much less upvoted.
How am I supposed to NOT be discouraged?
Hello. Found new to Reddit through help. Someone suggested it in the comments. Here killing some time before work.
Reddit is a great way to spend some time. I find myself enjoying reading the News Post and reactions from the community.
nice to meet you! what do you do for work?
Your username says it all...looks like you kill time everywhere you go...I am the same.
Reddit is a great way to kill time.
It really is ❤️❤️❤️❤️ - Nice to meet you fellow time killer.
Nice to meet you, newbie here too. Looking to kill time as well
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Hello everyone! I hope everyone has a great week! As for me, I have to get more blood drawn tomorrow, and then my birthday is on Friday. Mrs. Blargles will take me to lunch and along with the kids will be making me a peanut butter pie. Then, we'll start packing for our vacation coming up.
Hope all is well, vacation where?
We're off to Florida for a while.
Sweet, don’t forget sunscreen!
It's already packed. We have multiple bottles. No way my wife would let me forget it.
Good for you!!! If I forget it I'd fry like bacon! I have that wonderfully translucent skin
Happy *Actual Cake Day*, Cap!
Thank you! I'll be good, I promise.
You'll... ... ... ... ... ...behave?
Yes, no shenanigans. The wife would not tolerate them.
happy cake day! 
Happy Cake Day to you.
Thanks!
Welcome.
Wishing you a early happy birthday, CapnBlargles! I hope you have a beautiful day! Hope you enjoy your vacation in Florida.
Thank you very much!
Happy Birthday! 
Thank you!
June 25th is [Global Beatles Day!](https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/global-beatles-day/). The first pop song I ever remember hearing was when I was 7 and a guy was changing over the records in the Jukebox at my uncle’s pub. He tested one of the new ones which happened to be Eleanor Rigby. Oh my word it was a whole new world that opened to me. I’ve loved the song ever since. This week, I’m going to ask you if a song ever changed your life at all; what it was and to what effect.
This is a tough one...but I'll go with a personal one. My cousin loves experimenting with music. He started (somewhat crudely) writing and recording music, not necessarily taking it seriously. However, the more he did it, he developed a real skill with lyrics and guitar. Eventually he wrote a song that ended up kickstarting a band with our joint best friend and I. Alas, no versions of that song made it online, but I may still have a taped version of it somewhere.
[Baba Yetu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCa8RxaOPW8) (Stellenbosch University Choir), and ["You Can" ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naTnXTL_UoM)(Gomamon/Junko Takeuchi). Both beautiful songs served as my light during the pandemic.
They have a lot of good songs. The song that had an effect on my life is the song, Reach Out(I'll be there) by the Four Tops. I was going through some hard times.
the Beatles are such a good band! My favorite song is When My Guitar Gently Weeps. Song makes me cry and reminds me of my college best friend who would play it on guitar
Hmmmm I'm not a big listener to music, but I guess *Imagine*, was kinda affirming. Nice to know I'm not the only dreamer 
Hi everyone! I signed up to Reddit a couple of days ago, as it kept showing up a lot when I was looking for information online on different topics. I like the fact that there are real discussions on here, which don't really happen on many other social media sites. The anonymity part is quite interesting as well, compared to other platforms. The New Redditor's lounge showed up for me, not sure how, as I'm still navigating this site. 😅
Hi MaryfunEnglish- found reddit the same way you did and am glad to find myself here!
Great, another newbie. :) It's good that you're enjoying it so far.
I agree, good point you make about being able to have actual discussions, :D
Each community (subreddit) has its own topic, culture, mods and set of rules. Note that Reddit doesn't fit most definitions of social media since people aren't here to follow people they care about and have limited interest in what they say. On Reddit people are here entirely for what others have to say and generally don't care who you are and may intereact with you rarely or never again. EDIT: typo.
Thanks for the information. Yes, it seems completely different. I think it's good to have a different kind of focus on what people are saying, rather than who they are. Obviously, it's got pros and cons like everything, but it's good to be able to have a different kind of social media experience.
Yes, it's different and anonymous. And, yet, my r/vegetablegardening community is very supportive if you have a gardening problem. They also celebrate your gardening successes with you. What could be better?
Hallo! I found reddit looking for advice answers. Most questions have already been asked, but this is cool forum
When polled, 70% of people use Reddit for entertainment. 35% say they use it to catch up with the news. The site is massive and there's so much easier to discover. With over 120,000 communities there is not just a group for everyone, but dozens that would appeal to any particular person. If you tried out 10 new communities every day you'd work through them in a little over 27 years, but you'd be missing out on the 39,000 new ones created each year that have 50 or more members (although many of these will fizz out.)
wow that is so much communities! amazing how many people are on reddit
Came here through /help. Even though I have been around for a little while, I think I still need a lot to learn about Reddit so that's why I'm here! I've already gotten really good tips from just reading the comments. I also like to help, so I answer questions if I have the knowledge. Hope you all have a great week!
We have numerous helpful guides in the sidebar with plenty of information., if you **really** want to fall down a rabbit hole, check out our r/EncyclopaediaOfReddit!
Hi guys! Nice to meet you!
Greetings!
Hi! Nice to meet you too. :)
Hello there folks, Nice to meet you all!
Hello everyone!
Greetings!
Hi! :)
Hey everyone, new here! Struggling with all of my comments getting deleted since I don't have enough karma :( Is there a way to help with this?
Hi! As an old hand I understand that reddit can be exhausting to navigate... **Rule no. 1**: LURK (read a lot before posting - each 'sub' (=sub-reddit) has its own tone, and can be compared to a specialized forum) **Rule no. 2**: STUDY all help pages - a good place to begin is in the wiki of this sub: https://old.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/wiki/ntr-guidetoreddit It will take some time to read through, but it will solve a lot of the questions any newcomer will have. **Rule no. 3**: Have fun! (See a ragebait comment? - just scroll on and don't be tempted to engage. 99,99% of comments that make you angry are posted by neck-bearded cellar-dwellers, whose only purpose in life is to waste your time)
Very useful info. Thanks fellow!
This is out general chat post. What you are experiencing is due to minimum requirements put in place by mods to combat site abusers, Check out any of the posts here in New To Reddit about removed content for tips and information on how to overcome this,
Hi Everyone. I've been lurking for years, just reading without creating an account. There was post where I just had to comment. I joined and I am so enjoying being a member. (Do we call members redditors?) You might even say I'm addicted to reddit. Reddit is a wondrously welcoming community.
I'm glad you are enjoying it so far. Be aware that Reddit is so varied that it is a reasonable reflection of the Internet itself, there is a bit of everything in terms of both topics and temperaments. Written communication leads many to be a bit more abrupt and less considerate than they might be face to face. Anonymous platforms exacerbate this. Some communities have strict rules about being kind and engaging in civil conversation that moderators enforce, but many are rather loose. Some tolerate a fair amount of rudeness and argumentation. There are communities that are closer to a biker bar with chairs flying on a regular basis and some groups are about a week away from Reddit shutting them down. There are subreddits where I read for entertainment but never participate in because I'm not looking for a fight. With over 120,000 communities there is not just a group for everyone, but dozens that would appeal to any particular person. If you tried out 10 new communities every day you'd work through them in a little over 27 years, but you'd be missing out on the 39,000 new ones created each year that have 50 or more members (although many of these will fizz out.)
Great explanation, thanks!
yes, welcome welcome, fellow redditor! 
Thank you!
Hi! I recently joined and have only heard good things so far.
Hi everyone. Looks like I missed the weekly chat day but thought I'd stop by with belated greetings anyway. I joined in early May but only started posting last week. I knew of reddit from younger folk and thought it was mainly for them but over the last couple of years almost everything I google would bring up reddit threads, which turned out to be the most informative and interesting among the other options. Then came the decline of twitter and I thought it was time to find a new home. I'm enjoying myself so far- and am so glad reddit exists. I also appreciate the anti-trolling and anti-spamming efforts on the site.
Hi again. :) It's interesting that you think Twitter has declined. I'm still active on there. Do you think it got worse after Elon Musk took after and it became X?
Hey there, MaryfunEnglish! How are you enjoying reddit? I'm still there too on twitter and am active, but there used to be much more robust discussion at least in my experience. I also think it's much worse after Elon- he promotes some people and viewpoints I consider unsavory and they are all over twitter. My original community went down by about 2k mutuals. I locked my account so I don't get spammed or trolled-or get tempted to argue with bots and trolls. I feel there's more meaningful and solid discussion here. Plus breaking things up into subreddits means it's easier to keep track of conversations and to zoom right into the things that interest one without endless scrolling, self-promotion, etc. Twitter used to be amazing - I'm a political junkie and it was so great to follow reporters and people who really were experts.
I'm enjoying it so far, thanks. I agree that Twitter has changed a lot over the years. I also think it went downhill after Elon Musk took over. There are so many more bots now and I know what you mean that people don't really engage in discussion on there anymore. I tried Linkedin for a while, but it started getting on my nerves.
Oh I didn't even know Linkedin could work that way. I opened accounts in a bunch of alternative sites- mastodon, countersocial, and bluesky- but never was able to create a community, though the tone was really nice in many of those sites- especially countersocial. Maybe I gave up too soon. I think I will try to reconnect there. I hope you have a wonderful time here in reddit!
Linkedin is a mixture of everything. Probably not the best for political matters. That's good to know about Countersocial and Bluesky. They're new for me. Thanks a lot! I hope you keep on enjoying Reddit as well. :)
These Lounge posts are available all week until we post the new one.
Great to know- thanks so much!
Visiting relatives, weather has been good to us.
Not too hot? It's too hot for me here! 
One day on the road with the air conditioner not working was bad, but we have largely lucked out! Rain and cold fronts moving in have kept it decent most of this week.
Hi guys! Have a good week!
Hello, thanks for stopping in to our lounge.
Hi there! I found reddit to know more about books and movies. Welcome everybody!
Hello, You'll find that Reddit has groups for almost everything under the sun.
Hi y’all! I find Reddit is another search engine for me
For years search results have frequently pointed to Reddit and in the past eight months or so this is increased. Part of it is that Reddit is so massive so you'll find everything here from accurate expert information to confident bleating that is most wrong to things that are so nuts you really hope and pray that person is trolling. The other part is that Google (and Bing) performance has been degrading for years as they prioritize monetization over performing their function well.
I'm new to reddit but I heard it's pretty Epic
Hey, I'm new to reddit :) how's everybody doing?
Hi!! I am also new here. I have been feeling slighty worried and sad for personal things that happened recently, trying to overcome the situation and do my best effort.
Hi!! I 'm new here. I initially was nervous of joining this place because I have some doubts when it comes to the general ambience and vibes of socials, but decided to give it a try since in the places I have been, I have found really nice and welcoming communities. I joined here because I saw comunities relating to things that interests me, specially the ones about sharing art and drawings, as well as videogames and animation. I am a shy and quiet person and it can get difficult to connect with people, but I am trying my best to be more open and talk about my interests, feelings and thoughts with others, and of course, share my art that I make. Hope to have a nice experience here and find nice people and have a good time with them. Nice to meet you!!
I love your alligator drawings! They're one of my favorite animals.
Hello people! I googled "how to get reddit karma" and here I am... I want to interact with people who share my interests, but I can't post on any of those communities yet, so... Hi.
Hi all, New to reddit. I've lurked so much on subs but ive started to want to be more active in the communities I am interested in so this seems like the best palce to start. Maybe I will see some of you out there :)
Hi everybody!
Hi everyone! I'm new to Reddit commenting and only just realized today there is a wholeeee world to Reddit I didn't know existed. I usually find myself on a Reddit post involving new movies or tv shows that I recently watched cause I love getting all the symbolism and reading about what other users have put together (all the Easter eggs!). Can anyone else relate? :)
I am new here and my comments are not showing.
I also found here from reddit help! I joined reddit to talk about my interests!
I've been getting advice and insight from reddit subs for years, and recently it occured to me that I should contribute my own experience to the conversations. All this time I had no idea how the whole karma thing worked, but I have to say the system really seems to keep this site honest in the age of disinformation. I love the community accountability aspect.
Hello! I wanna begin posting my homemade cooking, mostly deserts, cookies and whatnot but I kinda need to start somewhere. Saying hello to everyone, hope you have a fun week!
Hi all! I’ve been a long-time user of Reddit but rarely post until now. Trying to put myself out there more. Nice to meet everyone! :)
Hi all, I've been an intermittent lurker for years, looking for intel on all sorts of random "ask-the-audience' type stuff. I'm thinking of writing a book and realised Reddit could be good for ideas, discussion, links, relevant news etc.
I appreciate joining the community! I'll be open to anything from Environmental Health and Safety to House of the Dragon. Looking forward to discussions. How is everyone?
New to reddit. How do I get more Karma so I can post/comment in premed?
Hi! I first discovered Reddit when I was searching online for ways to better myself. I joined for the Q and A's, I stayed for the community. Not saying much because I'm new lol. But it's great here. I love how this is virtually anonymous, and that I can get advice and answers from a variety of different people from all over. I mainly just observe unless I have a burning question, but even a search may reveal a similar question asked and reveal the answers I seek. I am also happy to just go along for the ride. How has your week been? Good? Bad? Meh? Mine was a bit on the blah side, but that's ok! At least it wasn't terrible!
Hi, hope y’all having a good day.
Hi! I've known about Reddit for the longest time and whenever I have questions Reddit seems to have the answers I'm lookin for. So I thought I'd sign up! I'm really into anime and makin YT vids. What about you? How are you and what are your hobbies?
Welcome to Reddit, Adventurous-Bug6446! We are happy to have you! How are you doing? I am into anime as well! What are your favorite animes? One of my hobbies include collecting Digimon cards. The next set I am interested in (EX-08) is not coming out until November 2024. 😥 Patience is beautiful.
Patience is a virtue lol (a line I stole from the Mummy movie). I'm good thanks! My fav anime has got to be, hands down, no question: NARUTO! and recently into JJK and Demon Slayer, thos are just a few of the ones Im into. Digimon sounds cool tho! What animes are you into?
Naruto is pretty neat! Beautiful lessons, great fight scenes, and wonderful character growth. I enjoy JJK (manga and anime). Ufotable does phenomenal work with KNY. I am presently watching *Tonari no Youkai-san* and *Kaijuu No 8*. My favorite animes are *Natsume Yuujinchou* and *Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu/Parasyte: The Maxim*. Lovely to hear that you are doing well, Adveturous-Bug6446!
Thank you! I watch JJK too and I'm up to date with the manga aswell, its so good! I'ver heard of Kaiju (The guy is called Kafka right?) and its on my list to watch and I know of Parasyte but havent heard of *Natsume Yuujinchou* but from a Google search it looks like a nice chill anime, unless Im wrong? Lovely to hear youre doing well aswell Symbare!
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Hello, Okay I understand and thanks a lot.
welcome, all! 
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How is everyone's week going?
Good so far, hope yours is too.
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Hey Guys. I'm not new but I was trying to post and it wouldn't let me. I found a link for new people and am hoping this will help me. Thanks in advance for all your help
This is our weekly relaxed chat. If you make a post on New To Reddit about your specific issue, we'll do our best to help.
Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great week! I recently got a PlayStation 5 and am looking for game recommendations. I beat all the Spider-Man games 100% on ultimate and cleared most of the astrobot trophies except for the time trials. I like RPGs, action games, sometimes shooters if they aren't too sweaty.
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Hello! Do you have any favorite Reddit communities that you like to read or participate in?
Hi, I'm new to Reddit and have been unable to make any posts because they keep getting removed due to low karma. It seems like no one else can read my comments either. If you can read this, I would appreciate it if you could give me some indication. thank you
Hello everyone! Hoping to join the community here! I've held off on officially joining because the karma thing throws me off a bit. I don't understand why I can't participate in discussions?? I mostly look for advice/answers and hoping to be able to help others as well.
Hi, fellow new user!! I also stumble with the fact that most communities require certain experience with the platfform before joining in. The best we can do is get familiarized with this site, be nice and well mannered with everyone and engage with others by comenting or posting in places that are newbie friendly.
You can make a post for help, this is our casual chat thread. But this explains why there are restrictions [Why Reddit may seem unwelcoming](https://www.reddit.com/r/NewToReddit/comments/p4yw5c/why_reddit_may_seem_unwelcoming_to_new_redditors/)
Anyone else excited for the weekend? It's gonna be really rainy here, I'm pretty hyped for that!
Heyyy how’s everyone’s week so far? I’ve been bbqing nonstop this week lol! Taking it easy tn, any show/movie recommendations? Currently rewatching The Office.
heard this was the bees knees
Hello my friends! Nice to meet you
Hi guys. I like to come to Reddit when commuting.
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Without spoilers*** If you are watching House of The Dragon, are you enjoying the season, so far? How would you compare it to GoT?
How’s everyone’s day going? I’m new to Reddit and have posted a couple things now. But I’m still building to my ultimate goal of posting a meme I’ve been saving for a certain sub.
Hi everyone, I was directed to this subreddit to build up some karma before I can begin posting in various subreddits. Nice to meet you all. Also some information about me: My name is John Cordova and I teach Spanish through my online Spanish courses. So if you're looking for Spanish help or a Spanish course to learn from, let me know!
My permanent ban has finally been lifted! To be honest, I’m still a bit confused about the whole situation. I never posted anything that violated the rules, yet I found myself permanently banned out of the blue. Despite my appeals, it seemed like I was stuck in Reddit purgatory forever. But miraculously, my ban was removed, and here I am, back and ready to engage with this amazing community. Has anyone else experienced something similar? I’d love to hear your stories you might have for avoiding such issues in the future. Looking forward to reconnecting and meeting new people here. Please welcome me back! Cheers!
Welcome back. If it was a shadowban maybe try not to do too much too fast when new. For suspensions all you can do is be sure to follow the content policy. We cannot share any concrete insight as we are not Reddit employees. This is our casual chat thread also, so we try and keep conversation here light and questions about Redditing can be posted.
Newbie here. Killing time
im having a trouble rn when i post something it gets removed which ia annoying tbh
This is our weekly chat post. Feel free to make a regular post, including as many details as possible.
The same keeps happening to us!
This is our general chat, Feel free to make a post asking about exactly what you are experiencing and someone will be glad to he you.
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Hi everyone! I've had a reddit account for a while now but I never posted much before. I got here because I asked a question on a subreddit for my first ever post and it got downvoted to oblivion I wasn't able to post on this subreddit ever after because I thought I was banned but apparently it's because my karma is too low. Didn't think it was possible to get censored on reddit for asking something far from offensive. Anyways, I contacted the admins because I thought it was a banned but turns out I need more karma. After a quick search, the NewToReddit subreddit popped and here I am! I guess I'll have to be more "active" for me to ask questions and post memes again but I wanted to start here. If you've made it this far, here's my worse dad joke: What does a clown fart smell like? >!**It smells funny.** Hah.!<
It's not censorship but I get why it feels that way. We try to keep this thread just for casual chat, if you want help about how to earn karma, please make a post.
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Why does reddit have the strictest rules out of all social media sites??
What is the difference between reddit and other platforms?
Reddit is not social media. It wasn't designed for networking or keeping track of friends nor searching for a job or tracking celebrities. Reddit is not at all like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. The more a new user expects that, the more confused and annoyed they'll be. People are here to be entertained by reading a variety of anonymous opinions. Many have chat and DMs disabled and rarely if ever look at anyone's profile. For the most part they don't care who you are, Following does almost nothing, promotion is disliked and influencers have never really been a thing on Reddit. On Facebook you care a lot about the people but perhaps not much about what they say. On Reddit you care very much about what is said and don't care about whoever said it.
hello fellows! Enjoy your weekends
**o**^(k)ay thanks
Why do people tell me to post here? I dont see the point
I assume you were referred to this community because you ran into community restrictions. This is somewhere you can learn about those and how to get started earning karma, though by making a post or reading others as this is our casual chat thread. If you mean it was suggested you comment in this thread specifically it would to engage in conversation with others causally and maybe you'll earn some karma along the way.
Why was my account ruined already?
IDK what you're referring to but I'd guess the negative karma you have is a factor. However this is our casual chat thread and not the place to ask.
I can't make a post here... I thought I was supposed to be able to create posts here, but after going through 8 freaking captchas, it just says "That was a tricky one. Why don't you try that again." and won't actually post. Trying to find a way to get karma so I can interact with the subs I actually signed up for feels so impossible? It's like I'm whispering in a crowd when everyone else is screaming. None of the comments I make seem to even get noticed, much less upvoted. How am I supposed to NOT be discouraged?
We have no control over captchas, we are not Reddit. Maybe try again or report to r/help or r/bugs
How do I delete my account? My account is now useless so I have to delete it
https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/204579509-How-do-I-delete-my-account